Currycomb.



Patented July 24, 1900.

G. D. BELDIN.

C U R B Y C 0 M B (Application filed Apr. 21, 1900.)

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GEORGE D. BELDIN, OF MARENGO, ILLINOIS.

CURRYCOMB.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 654,218, dated July 24,1900.

Application filed April 21, 1900.

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Be it known that I, GEORGE D. BELDIN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Marengo, in the county of Mcl-Ienry andState ofIllinois,have invented certain newand useful Improvements in- CleaningAttachments for Ourrycombs; and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being hadto the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to theletters of reference marked thereon.

The present invention has relation to that class of currycombs inwhichare provided cleaning-plates having their edges beveled tofacilitate the removal of the dirt and grease from the sides of thetoothed plates by a scraping action. These scrapers or cleaningplateshad no further function than that of scraping the dirt and grease fromthe sides of the toothed plates of the comb, and when the hair becametangled in said plates it rendered the cleaning of the comb verydifficult, for the reason that the hair could not be cut, andconsequently remained an obstruction to the successful operation of thescrapers. It is the purpose of the invention to provide means wherebythis tangled hair may be quickly removed by cutting and severing thehair, thereby enabling the hair to be removed at the same time and withequal facility as the dirt and grease.

The invention therefore consists in a plurality of knife-blades havingcutting edges, by which means the tangled hair between the tooth-platesof the comb is cut and removed at the same time the dirt and grease areremoved, thereby greatly facilitating the cleaning of the comb byremoving the obstruction of the tangled hair to the action of theblades, as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a perspective View of a currycomb embodyingmy invention; Fig. 2, a transverse section thereof; Fig. 3, aperspective view of the cleaning attachment; Fig. 4, a detailperspective View showing a modification in the form of a pair of theknife-blades.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents one of many forms ofcurrycombs to which my invention may be applied, which comb is providedwith the usual comb-plates Serial No. 13,680, (No Irodel.)

B, with toothed edges a. The comb has the usual handle 0, with shank b,flattened at its outer extremity to facilitate securing it to the backof the comb. This comb is provided with a suitable frame, consisting inthe present instance of the transverse braces D, withdownwardly-extending arms 0, and the central longitudinal brace E,havingdownwardlyextending arms (1, the arms 0 and cl being secured to theouter knife-blades F and to the end straps 6, respectively, or, ifpreferred, the knife-blades and the end straps may be formed integral,as shown in Fig. 8 of the drawings. A short rod f, which acts as aguide-rod, is interposed between the longitudinal brace E and the backof the currycomb, and around this rod is coiled a suitable spring g,said rod being suitably secured at its upper end to the longitudinalbrace and its free or lower end extending through a hole in theflattened part of the shank b, a hole being also formedin the back ofthe comb to allow free movement thereof when cleaning the comb.

I do not wish to limit myself to the frame of the construction abovedescribed, as any suitable frame of whatever construction may besubstituted therefor without affecting the essential feature of theinvention, which consists in the knife-blades F G, with the cuttingedges h. I wish it further understood that in using the terms comb ortoothed plate it is intended to cover any of the usual forms of teeth ofwhateve on notion that would be adapted for use in a urrycomb. Theseknife-blades are suitably co nected to the frame hereinbefore describedand disposed parallel with each other, said blades being of any suitableform and construction and preferably formed in pairs to present troughs'1; to catch the dirt or of the form shown in Fig. 4: of the drawings.

In contradistinction to the ordinary bevelededge scrapers heretoforeemployed in currycombs the knives are actual cutters, having a sharpcutting edge, and their main purpose is to cut and sever the tangledhair which is held between the toothed plates of the comb. Theemployment of the knife-blades with the sharp cutting edges enables thistangled hair caught between the toothed plates to be cut and liberated,thereby enabling the knifeblades to freely act as scrapers in removingthe dirt and grease and the short hairs. The knife-blades, as will beseen, perform the double function of cutters and also scrapers, andtherefore are unlike the ordinary bevelededge scrapers, which have nocutting action on the hair, but simply remove the dirt and grease thatadhere to the sides of the toothed plates of the comb by a scrapingaction.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. A curryconlb provided with aplurality of knife-blades having sharp cutting edges to cut and liberatethe tangled hair from between the toothed plates, said plates beingrelatively movable thereto, substantially as and for the purpose setforth.

2. Acurrycomb having a plurality of toothed 20 plates and a plurality ofparallel knife-blades GEORGE D. BELDIN.

Vitnesses:

J. M. EBY, WALTER S. ESHBAUGH.

